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Large sauropods such as Camarasaurus probably went on seasonal migrations when food and water became scare. A study of dinosaur teeth has shown these migrations could be up to 190 miles (300km) in distance. Studies of dinosaur teeth from Camarasaurus in the states of Utah and Wyoming in North America have led to this conclusion. The long-necked dinosaurs migrated Continue Reading…

Palaeontologists are divided as to the true identity of Torosaurus. This enormous horned dinosaur had for a long time been thought of as a distinct genus or type. Now some scientists are arguing that Torosaurus is really a fully-grown up Triceratops. Jack Horner and John Scannella first proposed that this theory. However it is not that simple as Continue Reading…

Close analysis of modern cycads species has shown that they are not ‘living fossils’ from the time of the dinosaurs as originally thought. Cycads that were contemporary with the dinosaurs experienced large-scale damage with the mass extinct episode at the end of the dinosaur era 65 million years ago. Researchers discovered that Continue Reading…

This year saw the 150th anniversary of the naming of Archaeopteryx – the iconic ‘missing link’ animal between dinosaurs and birds. Up until now only 10 specimens were known to exist, however now an 11th has been discovered and is ready for the scientists to study and name. The new specimen is very well preserved excepted that the skull and one Continue Reading…

The Great Dinosaur Hunt is happening throughout the Autumn halft-term at the Dinosaur Museum in Dorchester. The event involves the whole museum and lets children explore and search out the answers to the clues of the dinosaur mystery. The Dinosaur Museum is the perfect place for the dinosaur hunt with its exciting blend of actual fossils, skeletons, and life-size dinosaur Continue Reading…

New research shows that T rex had accelerated growth during in teenage years eventually becoming heavier than previously thought. “Sue” the most famous Tyrannosaurus rex specimen would have weighed in at  9.1 tonnes. This is almost a third more than previously thought. T rex would Continue Reading…

T rex’s  long reign as king of the dinosaurs has now ended. Discoveries over the last few years have brought to light a few carnivorous dinosaurs that were even bigger. Spinosaurus is now the biggest land predator of all time at a massive 17 metres long. It had a long snout (about 99cm) with long, straight conical teeth that were perfectly adapted for Continue Reading…

New research on the skeleton of a pregnant plesiosaurus has revealed that these marine creatures gave birth to live young, in much the same way as whales do today. It is also probable that like whales they would have cared for their young. Plesiosaurs were not dinosaurs but were marine reptiles living in the seas at the same time. The pregnant plesiosaur skeleton is held at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum.

The BBC have launched a new ground-breaking dinosaur series called Planet Dinosaur that looks at some of the many dinosaurs to have been discovered in the last 10 years. There have been a host of fascinating new dinosaurs discovered, scientifically named and described which have led to vast leaps in our knowledge of dinosaurs. No longer is T rex the king of dinosaurs. Recently two larger carnivorous dinosaur have come to light Carcharodontosaurus and the largest of them all Spinosaurus.

What is thought to be the world’s smallest dinosaur has been discovered near Bexhill in East Sussex. The dinosaur, nicknamed ‘Ashdown maniraptoran’ after the brickworks where it was discovered, lived 145 to 100 million years ago during the early Cretaceous. It weighed only 200 grams and was no more than 30 cms long. ‘Ashdown’ was Continue Reading…